Primary

Rank

Pilot

Aircraft

Known I

Known II

Known III

TBLP Tot.

% PP

1st

*Kendal Simpson

Toot

382.1608

405.8485

364.1311

1152.1404

78.38%

2nd

Danniel Day

Super Decathlon

304.5052

366.2000

391.9697

1062.6749

72.29%

3rd

Olga Mitchell

Bellanca Decathlon

323.1784

366.5116

287.5449

977.2349

66.48%

Chief Judge: Greg Dungan

Judges: Mike Herbert, Steve Seidel, Jim Wells, Harley Carnes, Bill Finagin, Hans Bok, Jim Ward, Tom Hanks
and Darwin Jones

Sportsman

Rank

Pilot

Aircraft

Known I

Free

Known II

TBLP Tot.

%PP

1st

Bill Gordon

Pitts S-2B

1069.3929

1108.5572

1123.0875

3301.0376

81.51%

2nd

Janusz Becla

Pitts S-2C

1053.6291

1068.5988

1048.2229

3170.4508

78.28%

3rd

Dan Freeman

Pitts S-2B

1004.8895

1021.2077

1069.5141

3095.6113

76.43%

4th

Weston Liu

Pitts S-2A

1004.2878

890.6620

1046.5728

2941.5226

72.63%

5th

Robert Butts

Pitts S-1C

812.0642

936.4914

1021.7656

2770.3212

68.40%

6th

Pat Obert

Pitts S-1T

865.1265

914.7759

823.5103

2603.4127

64.28%

7th

Ron Sheradin

Acrosport II

923.0354

851.7660

699.2296

2474.0310

61.09%

8th

Stephen Till

Super Decathlon

383.6422

1043.9935

1004.4764

2432.1121

60.05%

9th

Kendal Simpson

Toot

371.0487

888.9362

1033.6808

2293.6657

56.63%

10th

Brian Beaudry

Christen Eagle II

1032.5240

1084.3035

0.0000

2116.8275

52.27%

11th

Alex Bruhn

Christen Eagle II

1106.0082

0.0000

0.0000

1106.0082

27.31%

Chief Judge: Greg Dungan

Judges: Mike Herbert, Dave Watson, Steve Seidel, Jim Wells, Harley Carnes, Hans Bok, Jim Ward and
Tom Hanks

Intermediate

Rank

Pilot

Aircraft

Known

Free

Unknown

TBLP Tot.

% PP

1st

Alex Belov

Pitts S-1T

1737.5611

1716.0685

1230.7589

4684.3885

84.86%

2nd

Lloyd Suter

Pitts S-2B

1702.9072

1662.6865

1162.8739

4528.4676

82.04%

3rd

Dennis Thompson

Laser 230

1697.0762

1711.3378

1038.9605

4447.3745

80.57%

4th

Ron Saglimbene

Pitts S-2S

1583.3804

1615.2372

1225.5598

4424.1774

80.15%

5th

Ron Chadwick

Pitts S-2B

1673.2386

1524.1136

1223.3253

4420.6775

80.08%

6th

David Watson

Super Decathlon

1641.9820

1340.5214

1103.2811

4085.7845

74.02%

7th

Karen Greenfield

Pitts S-1S

1530.1708

1574.4326

786.7025

3891.3059

70.49%

8th

Bill Green

Pitts S-2B

1275.9273

1251.0373

668.6259

3195.5905

57.89%

9th

Bob Bellospirito

Su-29

1226.2876

0.0000

0.0000

1226.2876

22.22%

Chief Judge: Greg Dungan

Judges: Mike Herbert, Steve Seidel, Harley Carnes, Bill Finagin, Mark McKibben, Hans Bok and Darwin Jones

Advanced

Rank

Pilot

Aircraft

Known

Free

Unknown

TBLP Tot.

% PP

1st

Robert Holland

Pitts S-2C

2359.9854

2556.7170

2259.6722

7176.3746

79.83%

2nd

Mark Dunkerly

Pitts S-1T

2484.8388

2464.4381

2017.5904

6966.8673

77.50%

3rd

Johnny Hutchison

Giles 202

2499.1584

2404.3303

1993.5378

6897.0265

76.72%

4th

Mike Herbert

Eagle

2429.9259

2508.9283

1859.1447

6797.9989

75.62%

5th

Mark McKibben

Pitts S-2B

2202.8719

2446.7330

2064.5351

6714.1400

74.68%

6th

Darwin Jones

DR-107

2391.9086

2480.5983

1785.8308

6658.3377

74.06%

7th

Bill Finagin

Giles 202

1916.8887

2321.7313

2246.9375

6485.5575

72.14%

8th

Tom Hanks

Pitts S-1T

2252.6356

2150.5362

1907.2899

6310.4617

70.19%

9th

Charles Schumacher

Pitts S-1T

2093.7680

2442.9674

1641.3603

6178.0957

68.72%

10th

Craig Lesinski

Yak 55

2132.2337

2351.9140

0.0000

4484.1477

49.88%

Chief Judge: Greg Dungan

Judges: Steve Seidel, Jim Wells, Harley Carnes, Karen Greenfield and Ron Saglimbene

Under what the FSS called "simply gorgeous weather" straight for 4 days, the 4th Annual Kathy Jaffe Challenge concluded today in White Lake, NY. 32 competitors in 4 power categories enjoyed sunny skies and almost no wind in beautiful Catskill Mountains in a contest sponsored by IAC Chapter 52. We all have enjoyed having you in our neighborhood and hope that you come back again next year.

Congratulations to all competitors and many thanks to a countless number of volunteers who helped with the contest:
Ron Chadwick: Simply the best CD anyone can ask for. He was the starter, he drove the boundaries in and out, he set up the banquet, he worked with the local authorities to calm down the local noise-makers, etc.
Greg Dungan: Simply the best Chief Judge anyone can have at their contest if you want it to run like a well oiled machine and keep it fun. US Navy - enough said.
Ann Salcedo: Volunteer Coordinator who flew all the way from Florida to work at this contest. She is truly deserving of her Kathy Jaffe Award. I don't have enough room here to list all the things she did.
Deanna Willson: Ran the Registrar like an election campaign.  I've never seen anyone deal with that much paperwork and keep it all in order.

Tom Parsons who stepped in and diligently ran scoring all weekend long despite the last minute changes and re-scorings. Stephen Seidel who provided the music system that filled the air with Top Gun soundtrack all weekend long... There is nothing better than walking to your plane to the sound of "Mighty Wings". Steve also created the Kathy Jaffe plaques. Split Image Aerobatic Team for supplying the perfect picture. Danny Adams of Aviat - There are not enough words in English to describe all the support and comfort that Danny and Aviat Aircraft provide with their contest technical assistance program. Thank you all for supporting our sport and for the equipment that keeps it safe. Even though it cuts into his hunting season I hope Danny can always come back and Stu Horn keeps sending him!! Birdie Saurenman who operated like Oshkosh fly-in or Newark Int'l ATC on weekends constantly and swiftly launching aircraft into the pattern. Thanks also to a ton of other volunteers who freely gave their time to make sure we all have a fun and safe contest. We thank you all.

And now on to the awards!
Aviat Pitts Trophy – Alex Belov
Grass Roots Award – Daniel Day
First Time Sportsman – Kendal Simpson
Best Scoring Chapter Award – Chapter 35
See you again next year. Nationals...here comes New York!!

By - Alex Belov
Fearless Leader IAC Chapter 52

Alex covered just about everything. The whole Northeast was “severe clear” and still is. We flew 32 pilots, three flights each and finished up at 1205 on Sunday. Everyone who participated did an outstanding job, right down to the guys cooking the “burgers.” (We might have to rethink those roast beef and ketchup sandwiches) To all those pilots who competed, my hats of to all of you. A great job, very professional! There has been a lot of fuel being burned in the NE and the results are very obvious.

SPORTSMAN
Bill Gordon did a beautiful job-winning Sportsman. The transition from F-4 to Pitts Special doesn’t seem to have been much of a problem. Who said you can’t teach an OLD fighter pilot NEW tricks. Brian Beaudry competed in a beautiful 300 + HP Eagle and placed 2^nd in Free. He mentioned the plane is for sale.

INTERMEDIATE
Our own Alex Belov took everything “on the table” in Intermediate and then some. The only thing he didn’t take home was that good looking blonde at the Bar on Thursday night. It was good to see Ron Saglimbene back competing again. You’ve been away too long my friend, and you have been missed.

ADVANCED
We had quite a “battle” - our perennial winners, Mike Herbert, Mark Dunkerely and Bill Finagin were all in the running but in the end it was Robert Holland that placed first. Rob did an outstanding job and I am sure you will be hearing more from him. He brought two of his students with him. Janusz Becla who placed third in Sportsman and Daniel Day who won Primary. This three man “wrecking crew” from Chapter 35, blew Chapter 52 out of the water for the chapter trophy on the last flight of the contest. Nice job guys. I hope you can get the Trophy back from Hans.

For the one or two people in the sport of aerobatics who are not familiar with Bill Finagin I have to say a few words. Here is a man who has been flying before most of us knew what an airplane looked like. He comes to the contest in his “tans”, polo shirt and loafers (shinned, I might add). He will finish judging, walk out to “Panzer One” and be airborne in five minutes, fly the sequence, and when he exits the plane he looks like he just got out of church. It really pisses you off! I don’t know of a better aerobatic instructor, and I’m sure he is the best spin instructor on the planet, FACT. It is always a pleasure to see Bill at any contest and what really makes it great is you know he still loves it!

Kendal Simpson was the “hit” of the weekend, with his Meyer, “Little Toot” (I hope I got that right) It’s one of those “double-wingers” with a 160 HP. It was his first contest and he competed in Primary for a patch and in Sportsman. He did a great job and I hope you get to meet him and his plane in the future. He’s exactly what this Sport needs. Robert Butts came all the way from just south of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in an S-1C to compete in Sportsman. Four hops! Thanks for the effort Robert, we really appreciated it.

Harley Carnes flew in and judged every category, as did Stephen Seidel, Jim Wells and many others. Alex mentioned many others that made this contest possible but I am sure we missed a few. This is a “group effort” as you all know. The IAC is a very small group and it will take the involvement of every member, pilot and non-pilot alike, if it is to continue. I thank you all again for participating in the Kathy Jaffe Challenge and will do my best to make next years event even better. Until then, I’ll see you at the next contest. From the “Fearless Leader and myself, “THAT IS ALL”

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